Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,864 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Tom R Burns
Actor-system dynamics (ASD)
Social rule system theory
Sustainability & environmental change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
177
38,400
Sandra Torres
sociology of aging
sociology of migration & ethnicity
critical social gerontologist
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
55
3,389
Donald Broady
Sociology of education
Sociology of culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
55
5,568
Miguel A. Martínez
Sociology
Political Science
Urban Studies
Housing
Social Movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
51
2,704
Tora Holmberg
Cultural sociology
STS
animal studies
urban theory
nature/culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
932
Stina Bergman Blix
emotion theory
law and society
social interaction
rationality and emotion
qualitative methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
907
Miia Bask
sociology
inequality
social exclusion
stratification
computational social science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
917
Sarah Hamed
Migration
health and racism in healthcare
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
1,071
Maria Törnqvist
cultural sociology
gender
education
intimacy
qualitative method
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
350
Jacob Strandell
Cognitive Sociology
Close relationships
Identity
Motivation
Self-Esteem
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
224
Marta Axner Ims
Sociology of Religion
Public Religion
Secularization
the Post-Secular
Mediatization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
234
Vessela Misheva
sociology
social psychology
philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
1
132
Emin Poljarevic
Sociology of Religion
Islamic Studies
Religious Studies
Social Theology
Systematic Theology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
209
Matthew Blackburn
nationalism
legitimacy
identity politics
political geography
political sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
142
Victoria Yantseva
computational social science
sociology
social data
social data science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
79
Yên Mai
gender and sexuality
social movement
youth research
sociology of emotion
development studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
28
Caroline Hill
Sociology of Religion
Russian Orthodox Church
Mediatization of Religion
Qualitative Methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
12
Josef Ginnerskov
sociology of knowledge
sociological theory
computational social science
digital humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tom R Burns
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
177
38,400
Actor-system dynamics (ASD)
Social rule system theory
Sustainability & environmental change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hannah Bradby
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
75
4,994
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sandra Torres
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
55
3,389
sociology of aging
sociology of migration & ethnicity
critical social gerontologist
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Donald Broady
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
55
5,568
Sociology of education
Sociology of culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Miguel A. Martínez
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
51
2,704
Sociology
Political Science
Urban Studies
Housing
Social Movements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mikael Börjesson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
44
1,578
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tora Holmberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
932
Cultural sociology
STS
animal studies
urban theory
nature/culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stina Bergman Blix
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
907
emotion theory
law and society
social interaction
rationality and emotion
qualitative methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Miia Bask
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
917
sociology
inequality
social exclusion
stratification
computational social science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Reza Azarian
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
778
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sarah Hamed
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
1,071
Migration
health and racism in healthcare
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Maria Törnqvist
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
350
cultural sociology
gender
education
intimacy
qualitative method
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jacob Strandell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
224
Cognitive Sociology
Close relationships
Identity
Motivation
Self-Esteem
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marta Axner Ims
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
234
Sociology of Religion
Public Religion
Secularization
the Post-Secular
Mediatization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Göran Adamson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
191
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vessela Misheva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
1
132
sociology
social psychology
philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Emin Poljarevic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
209
Sociology of Religion
Islamic Studies
Religious Studies
Social Theology
Systematic Theology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Matthew Blackburn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
142
nationalism
legitimacy
identity politics
political geography
political sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Victoria Yantseva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
79
computational social science
sociology
social data
social data science
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yên Mai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
28
gender and sexuality
social movement
youth research
sociology of emotion
development studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Caroline Hill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
12
Sociology of Religion
Russian Orthodox Church
Mediatization of Religion
Qualitative Methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Josef Ginnerskov
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
sociology of knowledge
sociological theory
computational social science
digital humanities